I was to halt at Bangalore airport on my return to Dubai, must say it is so disappointing and definitely the worst ever point to choose as a travel zone specially if you flight is delayed...
To begin with, have you ever come across an airport built with large and ugly pipes all over the ceiling? Fine, dont look up, but once you walk to the check in counter its actually dirty!!Fine, its your luggage that sat on those travellators....but once you wait for the immigration to open, there is a phone booth that is devoid of an operator- result is you can't even let your loved ones know that your flight is delayed. If you brought a book, good, if not, bad luck...cos this airport has no shops, no entertainment until you are done with the security check. There is one coffee day- that is your sole reason of survival ( too bad if you dont enjoy coffee /some icecream)!
So while you are now stuck inside this mess, don't even expect an announcement for proceeding to immigration or if there would be a further delay or security check or any single thing. You better guard your valuables, cos I don't think they even have the staff to help you personally, even if they can't make an announcement...If you are now thinking I am talking bad, it gets worse....
As we were waiting for our formalities to proceed, 2 other flights are scheduled around the same time and their flights are also delayed...result is not even enough seats to accomodate all the passengers after security check in! Now after you have spent all those idle hours at the boarding lounge you have a small shop where not more than 4 can stand in at a time- but it has books and local pride items.
In between all the chaos, I hear our flight's boarding announcement- so thrilled and just wanted to get on that plane.but as we just queue up, they call on other flight also for boarding and 2 mins later, yet another....result is all those seated were expected to move towards 1 single boarding gate, that is to be exact 2 doors, 2 security guards scrutinizing the "security checked" on hand bag tags, leading to 1 man screaming out which direction which passenger must walk towards and finally you are in your coach, provided you survived all this..
Such a sorry state...The city really needs to take desperate measures if it needs to keep up with its name! -- Unfortunate Bangalore passenger!
To begin with, have you ever come across an airport built with large and ugly pipes all over the ceiling? Fine, dont look up, but once you walk to the check in counter its actually dirty!!Fine, its your luggage that sat on those travellators....but once you wait for the immigration to open, there is a phone booth that is devoid of an operator- result is you can't even let your loved ones know that your flight is delayed. If you brought a book, good, if not, bad luck...cos this airport has no shops, no entertainment until you are done with the security check. There is one coffee day- that is your sole reason of survival ( too bad if you dont enjoy coffee /some icecream)!
So while you are now stuck inside this mess, don't even expect an announcement for proceeding to immigration or if there would be a further delay or security check or any single thing. You better guard your valuables, cos I don't think they even have the staff to help you personally, even if they can't make an announcement...If you are now thinking I am talking bad, it gets worse....
As we were waiting for our formalities to proceed, 2 other flights are scheduled around the same time and their flights are also delayed...result is not even enough seats to accomodate all the passengers after security check in! Now after you have spent all those idle hours at the boarding lounge you have a small shop where not more than 4 can stand in at a time- but it has books and local pride items.
In between all the chaos, I hear our flight's boarding announcement- so thrilled and just wanted to get on that plane.but as we just queue up, they call on other flight also for boarding and 2 mins later, yet another....result is all those seated were expected to move towards 1 single boarding gate, that is to be exact 2 doors, 2 security guards scrutinizing the "security checked" on hand bag tags, leading to 1 man screaming out which direction which passenger must walk towards and finally you are in your coach, provided you survived all this..
Such a sorry state...The city really needs to take desperate measures if it needs to keep up with its name! -- Unfortunate Bangalore passenger!
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